 Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 169,330, of whom 82,537 are men and 86,793 are women; 12,203 or 7.21% of its population are urban dwellers, which is about the same as the Zone average of 6.9%.With an estimated area of 463.75 square kilometers, Kersa has an estimated population density of 365.1 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 102.6.The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 121,197, of whom 62,355 were men and 58,842 women; 6,813 or 5.62% of its population were urban dwellers at the time.